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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 2003
Page
14
Wall Street extended its rally with merger announcements boosting the Dow 6.30 to 9,223.09 and the Nasdaq up 25.75 to 1,746.46. Advancers outpaced decliners about 4 to 3 on the NYSE as volume reached 1.97 billion shares.
Yellow Corp. agreed to acquire rival Roadway Corp. for 966 million dollars in cash and stock, aiming to preserve both brands while cutting back office costs and adding about 45 million in savings by year two. Roadway shares jumped while Yellow fell on the Nasdaq.
Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids secured a 4.5 million dollar U.S. Navy contract from the Naval Air Systems Command to supply antenna tensioner reeling machines. The devices reel trailing wire antennas up to 28 000 feet for a high power VLF LF transmit set on the ABNCP TACAMO fleet. Initial deliveries will be limited with options to add five more units potentially raising the value above 10 million and the period runs through 2005.
Alliant Energy completed a public stock offering raising 318.4 million from 17.25 million shares at 19.25 each. Underwriters Banc of America Securities and Merrill Lynch co-led the sale with overallotment options exercised for 2.25 million shares. Principal Financial Group files second Enron fraud lawsuit.
Green Acres Storage LLC will open the first of eight buildings at 5315 J St SW, Cedar Rapids, housing 106 units with 53 climate controlled lockers and a central hallway. The development includes a Penske truck rental operation serving business clients needing records and inventory storage.
Keota residents had planned a liquidation auction for the town's sole grocery but a prospective operator stepped in. Building Investors Inc. previously raised funds to buy and renovate the store, and Roger Westendorf briefly operated Roger's Market before closing. GSBI organizers hope a reopening by Aug. 1 depends on financing and distributor deals.
Consolidated Freightways sells its Cedar Rapids Burlington and Des Moines terminals in an open auction July 17 after bankruptcy. Cedar Rapids 41 door cross deck on 3.96 acres with 450000 price. Burlington 16 door cross dock on 5.0 acres priced 135000. Des Moines 27 door on 4.31 acres priced 400000. Facilities employ dozens and form part of a 220-property, 400 million dollar sale.
Online forms must be submitted to qualify as bidders by July 17 for the Consolidated Freightways auction of its terminals. The Cedar Rapids terminal requires a $45,000 deposit, Des Moines $40,000, and Burlington $20,000, with 100 properties sold nationwide for $218 million.
A federal appeals court in Sioux Falls ruled that the Beef Promotion and Research Board must stop the $1 per head cattle fee supporting the national marketing campaign. The 8th U.S. Circuit affirmed a 2002 ruling that the program violates First Amendment rights by forcing producers to fund messaging they disagree with. The decision bars continued collection and signals possible Supreme Court appeal.
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